Other fun things at work today:
- Being stopped in the hall by a concerned family member while carrying a bedpan full of stool to the dirty service room. Then respectfully asking them to give me a minute to discard my precious cargo, but they insisted it didn't bother them and they only had a second anyway. Then trying not to gag (because the smell of stool makes me want to empty my stomach contents) while standing there listening to this concerned family member. Not fun.
- Having the connection of a hemovac drain come disconnected due to someone's faulty tape job while transferring it to a biohazard bag. That probably doesn't mean much to most of you, but picture this, blood all over me, my patient, and the floor. Thankfully I had a gown on over my clothes because the patient had an antibiotic resistant organism.
- Having two extra members on your team (me and another student) and still being behind on everything!! Talk about a busy team and an absolutely ridiculous day! Can't wait to go back tomorrow. Groan!
1 comment:
Ohhh dear! I've never liked hemovacs but I've probably only removed like 2 or 3 of them.
Hope today is less chaotic than yesterday! It's such an awful feeling when you're playing catch-up all day, and then 7pm hits and you are trying to think back and hoping you didn't forget anything.
Good times.
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